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Epimenia

Epimenia, expenses or gifts, Blount.

Income-tax

which, to a great extent, repeats the phraseology of Addington's Act of 1806, are very numerous. Voluntary Easter gifts to an incumbent are assessable to income-tax, Cooper v. Blakinston, 1909 AC 104. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Property

Nuncupative Will

Act. A will made by a soldier under s. 11 accordingly requires no attestation, and s. 15, avoiding gifts to attesting witnesses, has no application to such a will [Re Limond, (1915) 2 Ch 240]. The Wills

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Parish Council

for allotments. They may also utilize wells, cover ponds, acquire rights of way, and accept and hold any gifts of property, real or personal, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the parish or any part thereof;

Primary conveyances

to secondary conveyances, such as release, surrender, etc., and see DERIVATIVE DEED, are:- (1) Feoffments. (2) Grants. (3) Gifts. (4) Leases. (5) Exchanges. (6) Partitions. Consult 1 Steph. Com.

Spiritualism

whipped, Monck v. Hilton, (1877) 2 Ex D 268. See Vagrancy Act, 1824, s. 4, and VAGRANT. Large gifts byan aged widow to a so-called 'Spiritual Medium' were set aside on the ground of undue influence in

Quarter Seal

part of the Great Seal; and is in the Scots statutes called the Testimonial of the Great Seal. Gifts of land from the Crown pass this seal in certain cases, Bell's Scots Law Dict.

Simony

however, contains a saving for Resignation Bonds (see RESIGNATION). The unlawful practice of giving or receiving money or gifts in exchange for spiritual promotion, esp. the unlawful buying or selling of a right to present clergy to

Tail

before 1926 not necessary, if upon construction it appeared that the words were terms of limitation and not gifts to children or issue as purchasers or otherwise; thus a devise. To A. and his issue; or To

Tavazhi

females of the tarward and it is a distinct entity. It is capable of owning property and taking gifts of property, Bhasakaran Thirumalpad v. Kamini Thirumalpad, (1954) 2 MLJ 294; 67 Mad LW 455: 1954 Mad 987

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